Fighting Corruption

MCC

Accountability is at the core of the MCC’s model and fighting corruption is a key part of our approach to poverty reduction. MCC has made controlling corruption a key indicator in selecting partner countries for compact eligibility. During the compact development process and in the implementation of its compacts, MCC—with its MCA counterparts—promotes measures to prevent and detect incidents of fraud and corruption to combat corruption before it occurs and to responsibly address problems after they emerge.

Measuring Corruption

MCC uses the World Bank Institute’s Control of Corruption indicator as part of its selection criteria to determine if a country is eligible to make a proposal for an MCA grant. Among other things, this indicator measures the frequency of “additional payments to get things done,” the effects of corruption on the business environment, “grand corruption” in the political arena, and the tendency of elites to engage in “state capture.”

MCC Policy Initiative

MCC strengthened its anti-corruption stance by adopting a comprehensive policy on the prevention, detection and remediation of fraud and corruption in the development and implementation of compacts with partner countries.

Policy on Prevention, Detection, and Remediation of Fraud and Corruption

MCC strengthened its anti-corruption stance by adopting a comprehensive policy on the prevention, detection and remediation of fraud and corruption in MCC operations. This policy includes:

principles to which MCC will adhere with respect to corruption in the threshold program, in compact development and in compact implementation;

definitions related to the nature of fraud and corruption in MCC operations; and,

actions that MCC and partner countries will undertake to enhance the capacity to prevent, detect and remediate instances of fraud and corruption.

Related Initiatives

MCC leads the charge to uncover the best data available to fight corruption by partnering with experts to form a Governance Data Alliance. MCC and its partners are committed to filling the data gaps to best measure governance.